Fun Links

If you haven’t taken a look at my team’s page for the 2011 Run/Walk to Irish Fest coming up in August, please head on over and take a look. The money goes to help our cause. Even if you’re not in the area, we’re always looking for donations!

Did you know that there is a rap song about RA? Well, there is! Head on over and take a listen. MOEtivation samples a Nina Simone song, which I think just makes it that much better.

Opportunity, one of the rovers up on Mars right now, apparently has an arthritic shoulder problem. Who knew machines could get arthritis too?

The Dutch are currently working on an implant to be put in the neck that could help control inflammation for RA.  Right now they’re moving into a possible trial phase. I think this could be an interesting device, but it is hard to work to cure a disease when you don’t know the cause.

Did you ever wonder where jacuzzis come from? Rheumatoid arthritis and wine. Mmmmmm.

Sometimes it feels like you need a little luck to get through bad days. These jerks have hogged all your luck. Nah, but seriously, that is a pretty neat story.

2011 Run/Walk to Irish Fest in Milwaukee

HEY YOU GUYS!

Do you want to do something awesome?

Good!

Please click this fun link here and take a look my team’s page for the 2011 Run/Walk to Irish Fest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. If you’re local, consider signing up for my team! If you physically cannot – or are too far away – think about donating, eh? If you’re not in the position to do either, then just root on my team and try to spread the word 🙂

The event is sponsored by Abbott Immunology and we all know how much I’m in love with Humira – especially now that I figured out stomach shots are SO much better than thigh shots. Yay!

Chicago (again!)

Wow. I am exhausted…ish. I should be WAY more exhausted than I am though I think. So this Humira stuff must be working 🙂

I did not get called back for The Voice. I hit a flat note in my song and my eyes met with the judge in a horrifying moment and we both knew I wouldn’t be anyway. I say, oh well! I tried out and it was fun (aside from being a mere FIVE hours of basically standing the whole damn time). It doesn’t make sense for me to go be on the show right now anyway. I’m finally really happy with most everything going on and don’t want it to change.

But the boyfriend’s birthday in Chicago was pretty fun. We went down Friday and enjoyed the Brookfield Zoo. I was super proud of us that we remembered to bring the sunscreen 🙂  Then we had some delicious Connie’s Pizza before getting up early Saturday for me to stand in long lines and him to wander around Navy Pier. It was a tense, and yet relaxing, few days off.

I’m doing my Humira shot tonight and, hopefully, miss some of the fun injection effects while I sleep.

Tomorrow I have a fun list of things to get done before work. I’m hoping that I can get it done quickly and be kind of lazy… although I kind of really like playing housewife. And lately I’ve been dressing the part, in my cute retro outfits.

One of my friends got a tattoo today and I kind of really want one now! I’m looking at getting Arabic writing, but am unsure what to get. But all the words I have written down are awesome, like “strength” “fighter” “perseverance” and “determination” which Angelina Jolie actually has on her arm. Cool.

Also! Please check out my latest post over at Achieve Clinical filled with summertime tips for us spoonies 🙂